Milestone South South East of Lea at Ngr So 353 887 is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 January 1995. Milestone.
Milestone South South East of Lea at Ngr So 353 887
- WRENN ID
- shifting-lancet-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 January 1995
- Type
- Milestone
- Address
- Milestone South South East of Lea at Ngr So 353 887, Lydham
- OS grid reference
- SO 353 886
- Coordinates
- 52.49233, -2.95398
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This milestone, located south-southeast of Lea, dates from the late 18th century and was established under the Turnpike Act of 1768. It is a small sandstone monolith featuring a segmentally arched head. The milestone is painted white with black lettering. The front is inscribed in upper case letters with serifs, indicating the distances to various locations: "MILES B.CASTLE 2 M.BROOK 7 C.ARMS 7 3/4". A bench mark has been recently painted on the front.
Local climate
Milestone South South East of Lea at Ngr So 353 887 receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 49 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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